Pillow telephone



NW. N, 19214 151mm C. H. DRAVING PILLOW TELEPHONE Filed June 5, 1923 Sm:ncq

Patented Nov. if, W2 i tat- PILLOW TELEPHONE.

Application filed June 5, 1923. Serial No. 643,552.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. DRAVING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia 5 and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPillow Telephones,'of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to pillow telephones which are particularly adaptedfor use by persons confined to their beds who cannot hear the pressureof the regular phones against the ears. The objects are to provide apillow telephone with which a person may comfortably hear broadcastedmatter; which may be collapsed when not in use, and which is simple inconstruction and cheap to manufacture.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I

attain in the following manner, reference, being had to the accompanyingdrawing in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pillow telephoneconstructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 an enlarged central section through the pillow telephone shownin Figure 1, and

Figure 3 a fragmentary sectional perspective view of the securing meansfor the conduit wire.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates a casing which is composed of atop 2 having 85 an opening 3 and a bottom 4 having openings 5. The edgesof the top and bottom are secured together by cement or the like asshown at 6 in Figure 2. A flap 7 is cemented to the top and bottomwithin the easing to seal and reinforce the seam formed by their edges.A telephone receiver 8 of any suitable type is cemented or otherwisesealed and secured to the top of the casing so that its sound opening 9will register with the opening 3 in the top. A conduit wire 10 leadsthrough the openings 5 in the bottom of the casing to the receiver 8.The means for securing the conduit wire to the casing and sealing itagainst leakage con- M sist of blocks 11 having openings through whichthe conduit wire passes. The blocks are secured and sealed to the bottom4 and I the conduit wire by cement or the like. A valve 12 is secured tothe casing, preferably at the corner, in any suitable manner so that thecasing may be inflated and deflated.

When it is desired to use my improved pillow telephone, the casing isinflated in the usual manner and the telephone is ready for use. To usethe telephone, the ends 13 of the' conduit wire are connected to a radioreceiving set and the head of the person may then rest on the casing sothat the ear will be over the opening 3.

When the pillow telephone is not in use it maybe deflated, folded andput away in small space. By constructing a telephone as above described,broadcasted matter may be heard with the usual comfort of a pillow.

I have shown the casing as being adapted to be inflated by air but, ifdesired, it may be filled with material of any kind adapted for pillowmaking. While I have described my invention as taking a particular form,it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may bechanged without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I do notlimit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that Iam at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come withinthe scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what Iclaim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is 1. A pillow telephone including aninflatable pillow casing; a telephone receiver within the casing wherebyits sound vibrations may be heard from outside the casing; a conduitwire leading through the casing to the receiver; means for securing theconduit wire to the casing; a valve leading into the casing and securedthereto for admitting air, and means for sealing the receiver, conduitwire and valve to the casing.

2. A pillow telephone including an inflatable pillow casing having anopening in its top and in its bottom; a telephone receiver secured tothe top within the casing and disposed with its sound openingregistering with the opening in the top; a conduit wire leading throughthe opening in the'bottom to the receiver; means for securing theconduit wire to the bottom of the casing; a valve in the casing foradmitting air, and means for sealing the receiver, conduit wire andvalve to the casing.

3. A pillow telephone including an inflatable pillow casing having anopening in its top and in its bottom; a telephone receiver am secured tothe top within the casing and disposed with its sound openingregistering with the opening in the top; a block secured to the casingand having an opening disposed in registry with the opening in thebottom; a conduit wire leading through the opening in the bottom of thecasing and the block; a valve secured to the casing for admitting air,and means for sealing the receiver, conduit wire and valve to thecasing.

4. A pillow telephone including an inflatable pillow casing consistingof a top having an opening and a bottom secured to the top and having anopening; a flap within the casing secured to the top and bottom; meansfor sealing the flap to the top and bottom; a telephone receiver securedto the top within the casing and disposed with its sound openingregistering with the opening in the top; a conduit wire leading throughthe 20 opening in the bottom of the casing to the receiver; means forsecuring the conduit wire to the bottom of the casing; a valve securedto the casing for admitting air, and means. for sealing the receiver,conduit wire 25 and valve to the casing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES HENRY DRAVIING. Witnesses:

EVELYN CRoMP'roN, CHAS. E. Poms.

